 Summary of a Washington Foreclosure Documents Need to Begin Foreclosure 1. Copy of the RECORDED Deed of Trust A trust deed in Washington may be foreclosed by private sale. Washington is a non-judicial state. Also there is no redemption period after the sale in Washington. In Washington two notices are sent, posted and publication is also requested. General Timeframe is 160 days. Sales are to be set on Friday at 10:00 a.m. You can continue in Washington in any increment, but NOT more than 120 days after ORIGINAL sale date. A private trustee's sale usually begins with the law firm being designated as trustee. Based on the foreclosure report, all interested parties are notified in Washington, first by a Notice of Default, which is mailed regular and certified. It is then sent out for posting. 30 days after posting the foreclosure is then prepared for sale. Sale date is set 90 days and 2 weeks from that date. At that time the Notice of Sale is mailed certified and regular mail and again is posted on the property. At that time the Notice of Sale and the Notice of Substitution of Trustee is recorded. Publication is requested 50 days prior to sale, one being 7-14 days prior to sale and the other 28-35 days prior to sale. In Washington, after the sale, a Foreclosure Sale Deed and Real Estate Excise Tax Form is sent for recording. This law firm requests bid figures approximately 2 weeks before
sale if at all possible. |
| Washington Capital – Olympia The Evergreen State Non-Judicial Washington State Bar Association Foreclosure * Last postponement date cannot be
more than 120 days after original sale date. |
